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Have you changed your vacation plans due to rising gas prices?

May 13th, 2008 at 07:19 pm

DH and I were planning on going to Colorado for vacation this year, but have changed our plans due to the rising gas prices.

Just wondering if others are changing their vacation plans due to gas prices?

Blogged about this on my

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regular blog earlier today...

3 No Spend Days in a Row!

January 16th, 2007 at 03:47 am

Well, thanks to the freezing rain, snow, and ice we've had over the last few days, I've had 3 No Spend days in a row!

But, I have to say it was probably due to the weather more than anything else. Since I work from home, I was able to stay inside for the worst of the bad weather, and that meant no spending.

DH is out of town for the rest of the week, and I've got plans with the girls at least 2 of those days. So... probably won't have any more No Spend days this week, but I'm content with the 3 I've had already.

My newspaper saved me $25!

January 7th, 2007 at 07:30 pm

My dh frequently complains that the Sunday newspaper is a waste of money (probably because he just reads the sports and comic sections and throws the rest away!).

Our Sunday paper usually has a sticker on it that say's there are $35 in money-saving coupons inside (or whatever the amount is). I'm not much of a coupon cutter, but today's paper had a brown paper bag (grocery size bag) from Office Max inside, which allowed shoppers to save 15% off all items you could fit into the bag.

I was planning on stocking up for tax season today anyway, so I grabbed that bag and off to Office Max I went. Since I was stocking up on higher priced items like toner and ink cartridges, I saved over $25 on my total by using the shopping bag!

So is the Sunday paper a waste of money? No way! I saved enough to buy the Sunday paper for the next two years, so my dh can continue reading the funnies and sports section every Sunday without worrying about wasting money.

I think I'll add the savings to our vacation fund...

1st No Spend Day

January 5th, 2007 at 10:33 pm

Well, it looks like I'm going to finally have my first No Spend Day.

I mentioned in my previous post that the grocery store is usually what keeps me from having a no spend day.

I made it through today without going to the grocery store, but I'll definitely have to go tomorrow, cuz the Chiefs made the playoffs and we plan on grilling up some good chow for the game (even though I don't think anyone expects us to beat the Colts)!

Anyway... I'm excited about my first No Spend Day and am looking forward to many, many more No Spend Days in the future!

I Want a No Spend Day!

January 4th, 2007 at 10:51 pm

So far in 2007 I have not had a No Spend Day.

My biggest obstacle is that we go to the grocery store almost every day. As hard as I try (grocery lists, menu planning, etc.) I always seem to need something.

So... I'm on a mission to have my first No Spend Day (tomorrow - already went to the grocery store today). Wish me luck!